Torah Bright on Dangers of Winter Sports, Sochi

2/6/2013 6:47PM

Australian snowboarder and Olympic gold-medalist Torah Bright talks to WSJ's Rachel Bachman about the dangers of winter sports, the favorites for the 2014 Sochi Games in Russia, and potentially challenging weather conditions. (Photo: Getty Images)

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